How do we game theoretically solve the issue of nuclear deterrence?
All it takes is ONE mentally ill person, or one sane person who has a psychotic break, and millions of people are dead, potentially in the case of the US and Russian arsenals, billions of people.
This is madness, this is insane beyond measure, I'm typing this on an anonymous online image board but this is the most serious issue that exists in the entire Earth right now, and people will respond think I'm exaggerating, but this alone is more important than any scientific progress, and mathematical genius - everything can be wiped out in an instant
Science itself quite literally caused this issue. It's TOO effective. How do we solve it. Is it just impossible to solve it? This problem will only get worse as more and more advanced technology is discovered
What's the next thing? Back then it was nuclear power, what are we going to find next? Some sort of quantum gravity distortion bombs or some weird ass shit? Science fiction now, but old news of the future.
Is this a political issue, or a scientific issue? Do you think scientists in general need to start taking political stances regarding the dissemination of this type of information?
>most serious issue Maybe for humans. If we blow ourselves up, who will be left to care?
All you can do is play to your outs. If you're dead to a draw, then there's no point in playing around it.
Nolan Nguyen
Any advanced civilization eventually acquires the capability to destroy itself, it's systematic. So the current situation had come, one way or another. Only solution is to become so interdependent that war isn't the most profitable solution. Requires an educated population so they can see the rewards even if it doesn't come within the next three months.
Josiah Johnson
>Maybe for humans. If we blow ourselves up, who will be left to care? This is insane thinking. I'm sick of this nihilism. "Who cares if we completely destroy our race! Better continue with our current path because it will help us get cooler technology to use for posting selfies of ourselves!"
Fuck that. Science itself causes this issue through the discovery of morally neutral powerful knowledge. It either needs a systematic way to avoid this knowledge being used for harm, or it needs to not find it to begin with. Who will be the next Manhattan Project? Is it happening right now?
Logan Collins
Anybody can kill anybody at any time
You dont make a valid point, because normal people arent having spontanious psychotic breaks that cause them to kill people. The people who have access to the weapons are likely vetted to some extent or on some basis, even thought the odds are probably already insane. Mental illness and psychotic breaks arent "sudden". there is generally symptoms before you "decide to murder millions of people" and ALSO those symptoms might disable you to the point where you cant sneak into a military base, and may be even more severe, making it difficult to maintain focus or remember what you are doing.
Andrew Ramirez
Putin controls the Russian nuclear arsenal, he is a murderous narcissist dictator who destroys his enemies. If you have any doubt in your mind that he would destroy the US if he thought he could get away with it, you are mistaken
And the American people can hypothetically elect a mentally ill person to be President, who would then control the arsenal.
You're engaging in apologism for this scenario, it is not rational either way
Jose Lewis
I'm not entirely convinced by the argument that we could kill off all humans using the existing nuclear arsenal.
We could get rid of a lot of people but surely not all.
Jeremiah Cooper
I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones. -Albert Einstein
Kayden Perry
holy hell you cant make this shit up.
Buddy, i mean this, coming from a place of love for all life. Good luck. You are going to need it
Parker Walker
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